05/21/2007
The single most important book on creativity and copyright (in copyright)
Before I read Lawrence Lessig's book Free Culture, I agreed with the general view of copyright and intellectual property; an idea has the same property characteristics as a car or a table. Copying the idea is theft, even if you copy only a smal ... Read More
05/08/2007
Which is harder? Buying a gun, or buying a used CD? (in copyright)
Is that your final answer? Read More
04/19/2007
Lessig video on "harmful to minors" speech (in copyright)
Another incisive PowerPoint video presentation from Larence Lessig, this time about the various legislative failures and issues surrounding the protection of children from speech deemed harmful to minors. Laws? Private Filters? Lessig has a mod ... Read More
04/14/2007
Lessig@Google (in copyright)
As part of an "Authors at Google" lecture series, Lawrence Lessig - author of several essential books about copyright, creativity, computer code, and their impact on popular culture and our ability to communicate with each other - spoke at lengt ... Read More
As we peer over the edge of the Fair Use precipice... (in copyright)
There is someone standing by with a rope and words of advice. If you're interested in the sample/remix aspects of popular culture, you want to stay up on Anthony Falzone's blog. Mr. Falzone is associated with the Center for Internet and Soci ... Read More
02/06/2007
Dropping Science On Sampling (in copyright)
I don't watch television, so I have plenty of time to read. And since I read a lot more non-fiction than anything else, it was almost inevitable that I'd stumble on the works of Lawrence Lessig. Lessig is a professor at Stanford Law School ... Read More